Delete All Local Branches Except main
A handy one-liner to clean up all your local Git branches except main. It uses -D to force-delete each branch, even if it hasn’t been merged—so be careful. If you want a safer version…
Build a Search Query String in JavaScript
PHP has http_build_query and I never forget it. JavaScript's URLSearchParams does the same thing but doesn't filter empty values or prepend ?. This helper wraps it into something you can actually use directly:
function buildSearch(params) {
const query = new URLSearchParams(
Object.entries(params).filter(([, x]) => x != null && x !== "")
).toString()
return query && "?" + query
}Credit: Stack Overflow
Delete Local Git Branches Whose Remote Was Deleted
When working with feature branches, it’s easy for your local repository to accumulate branches that were already deleted on the remote. This snippet safely removes all local branches whose…
How to Reset a Single File in Git
If you've made changes to a file and want to discard them, you can use git checkout to restore it to the version from the last commit. This is useful when you want to undo changes that haven't…